Featuring an
awards ceremony and incredible
lineup of dance companies and
choreographers to benefit The
Actors Fund
Dancers For
Good,
the magical celebration of dance,
will bring world-class companies,
choreographers, dancers and
performers under one roof for one
night only for a charity event
benefiting The Actors Fund, an
organization that fosters stability
and resiliency, and provides a
safety net for performing arts and
entertainment professionals over
their lifespan.
This year’s honorees are: Director &
Choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Kinky
Boots, Pretty Woman) to receive
Dance Humanitarian Award for
creating Broadway Bares; Bob
Fosse (Cabaret, Chicago)
and Gwen Verdon (Damn
Yankees, Sweet Charity) to
receive awards for Lifetime
Achievement in Dance, Nicole Fosse (Executive
Producer of FX’s Verdon/Fosse) will
accept the award. Guests will enjoy
a spectacular array of dance
performances followed by a VIP
Ticket After-Party with the honorees
and an opportunity to meet the
dancers. Tony Award-winner Cady
Huffman (The
Producers) will host the event.
Highlights will include a Jerry
Mitchell Broadway Bares Tribute
performed by Kristine Bendul,
Waldemar Quinones-Villanueva & Chris
Tierney. Bianca Marroquin, Nicholas
de la Vega & Nicholas Sipes will
perform Mexican Shuffle into I
Gotcha for the Fosse number, and
Michael Apuzzo of Paul Taylor Dance
Company will perform a World
Premiere choreographed by Eryc
Taylor.
The evenings performers
include: Broadway Bares,
The Verdon Fosse Legacy, Paul Taylor
Dance Company, Madboots Dance,
Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Amy Marshall
Dance and special guests Luke
Hawkins (Hawkins Tap Company), Ari
Mayzick (Buglisi Dance Theater),
Sean Rozanski (The Bodyguard),
Michael Cusumano (ABT) and
vocalist Nedra Belle (NBC’s The
Voice).
The benefit celebrates innovative,
passionate and heartfelt dancers who
have devoted their lives to the
wonder of movement. Dancers For Good
net proceeds go to support The
Actors Fund, which fosters
stability and resiliency, and
provides a safety net for all
performing arts and entertainment
professionals over their lifespan.
This is done through a wide variety
of programs including The Dancers’
Resource, which is geared toward the
professional dancer dealing with
significant injury, and helps by
mitigating the isolation many
dancers experience during recovery.
Other vital programs include The
Friedman Health Center for the
Performing Arts, The Actors Home,
Womens' Health Initiative, HIV/AIDS
Initiative, and Disaster Relief
among many other vital services.
WHEN:
Friday, July 19th, 2019
7:00 PM – Curtain
VIP Ticket After-Party following the
performances
WHERE:
Guild Hall
158 Main Street, East Hampton, NY
TICKETS:
$500 – VIP Donor Level Preferred
Orchestra
$250 – Orchestra with After-Party
$150 – Rear Orchestra/Balcony
Show-Only
About Dancers For Good
During the summer of 2015
dancer Michael Apuzzo of Paul Taylor
Dance Company, and event
planner/former Broadway
performer Eric Gunhus came up with
the idea to bring a new and fresh
event to East Hampton: a dance
festival of some the most
prestigious dance companies and
prominent dancers in the world,
sharing their gifts to raise funds
in support of the arts and the local
community.
Michael & Eric decided to combine
their efforts and the collaboration
brought Dancers For Good to
life with their acclaimed event in
summer of 2016. Dancers For Good
incorporated as their own 501(c)(3)
non-profit in 2018.
The name Dancers For Good is
two-fold in meaning: Dance is a
discipline that stays with the
dancer for life…for good.
Additionally, this event brings
together incredible dancers eager to
give their time, talents and energy
for charitable philanthropy…to do good.
This celebration allows all of us
an opportunity to experience Dancers
For Good.